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1 exact word match found in search '小人'
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noun
1. child; small person  (opposite: 大人)
2. dwarf; midget  (opposite: 巨人; this meaning is restricted to reading こびと)
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10 words found beginning with '小人'
noun
pygmy hog (Porcula salvania)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis)  (often written with kana only)
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expression, 'suru' verb
a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)  (yojijukugo)
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noun
pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
little penguin (Eudyptula minor); fairy penguin  (often written with kana only)
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noun
small number of people
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noun
dwarfism
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expression
An idle brain is the devil's shop  (proverb)
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(same as above)
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noun
dwarf-throwing; dwarf-tossing; midget-tossing  (obscure term)
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1 word found containing '小人' in any position
expression
a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique  (proverb)
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